(26 Mar 2009) SHOTLIST
1. Close of screen showing numbers at Tokyo Stock Exchange
2. Wide of screens
3. Close of graph on screen
4. Pan from screen and electronic information ticker to trading floor
5. Mid of trader
6. Trader working at desk
7. Wide of Tokyo Stock Exchange
STORYLINE
Tokyo Stock Exchange market moved up cautiously on Thursday following the better than expected US economic data and a surge on Wall Street overnight.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index gained 43.10 points, or 0.51 per cent, to 8,523.09 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at the end of morning trading.
The gains came on the heels of the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.2 percent to 7,750 in volatile trading in New York on Wednesday, on news that new homes sales rebounded by 4.7 percent last month from January's record low.
It was the fifth "better than expected" housing report in eight days, according to IHS Global Insight.
The USCommerce Department also said demand for durable goods had grown 3.4 percent in February, its first gain in six months, suggesting that consumer purchases may be reviving.
The upbeat economic data brought steep gains on Wall Street on Wednesday morning, but weak demand at a government debt auction later raised concern the US may have trouble raising the hundreds of billions of dollars its needs for its economic rescue plan.
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NaturalSoundXFA
The U-S dollar was higher against the yen on Monday morning after finance authorities from Japan, the United States and Europe intervened in currency markets on Friday to defend the struggling euro.
Tokyo stocks were sharply higher.
The U-S dollar was trading at 107.66 yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange market at 3 p-m (0600 GMT) on Monday - up 0.68 yen from late on Friday, but below its late New York level of 107.84 yen.
The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed up 174.65 points, or 1.10 percent from Friday, to 15,992.90 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday.
On Friday, the average closed down 492.8 points, or 3.02 percent.
In currency dealings, the dollar largely carried over its strength against the Japanese currency from Friday in New York following the three central banks' action.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Markets rallied very sharply up around five percent - a complete turnaround from last week's disaster".
SUPERCAPTION: Howard Gorges, DirectorSouth ChinaBrokerage
On Friday, officials from the European Central Bank, the U-S Federal Reserve Board and the Bank of Japan meeting in Prague teamed up to support the euro in currency markets.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"There are several factors, the most important is that the U-S are releasing oil from its reserves, so that's going to bring down the price of oil. Secondly, the Euro, which has been under pressure, now looks to be supported by the main central banks, so that should help confidence in Europe and also help restore some confidence in earning prospects."
SUPER CAPTION: Howard Gorges, Director South China Brokerage
The greenback rose against the yen because the Bank of Japan can only pay for the European currency in dollars.
The intervention increases the B-O-J's demand for the U-S currency.
The euro was traded at 94.80 yen, up from 92.44 yen late on Friday in Tokyo.
On the stock market, the Nikkei index bounced back on bargain-hunting following Friday's sharp falls.
The broader Tokyo StockPrice Index of all issues listed on the first section was up 11.31 points, or 0.78 percent, to 1,478.24.
The TOPIX closed down 46.78 points, or 3.09 percent, on Friday.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond rose to 1.8650 percent, up from its finish of 1.8600 percent on Friday.
Its price fell 0.05point to 100.29.
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published:21 Jul 2015

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Japan's Nikkei average suffered the biggest one-day loss in six weeks on Wednesday (October 2), having failed to maintain earlier gains in a choppy session.

published:02 Oct 2013

views:14

Japanese stocks tumbled Monday and the central bank poured a record amount of cash in a bid to soothe money markets shaken by Japan's biggest ever earthquake, a devastating tsunami and a nuclear emergency. Duration: 00:48

published:14 Mar 2011

views:825

My Twitter: https://twitter.com/tpavlik
Bloomberg story
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-28/while-many-panicked-japanese-day-trader-made-34-million
"One document showed he had traded $14 billion worth of Japanese equities in 2013 -- about half of 1 percent of all the share transactions done by individuals on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that year."
"“Of course I’m happy about today, but you win some and you lose a lot, too,” he said, explaining the Greek financial crisis had cost him about $6 million."
THE TRADE:
"The latest trade began on Aug. 12, when CIS noticed a shift in equity markets he hadn’t seen for a while. Shares in the major indexes were struggling to recover from sell-offs. He started shorting Nikkei futures: 200 contracts the first day and another 1,300 over the following week and a half.
The stakes were enormous. With 1,500 contracts at a notional value of about $160,000 each, his bet against the Nikkei was about $240 million. For every100 yen move in the index, he stood to make or lose $1.25 million.
The market was mostly flat over the next few days; CIS bided his time playing video games. On Friday Aug. 21, the Nikkei dipped. Then on Monday, the index plunged the most in two years, and the futures fell more than 1,000 points to 18,410. By the close at 3 p.m. in Tokyo, his profit stood at about $13 million."
CIS trader twitter handle
https://twitter.com/cissan_9984

published:29 Aug 2015

views:52113

1. Wide shot of Tokyo stock exchange electronic board
2. Pan of electronic board
3. Close up of stock index
4. Close up of graph
5. Wide shot Tokyo stock exchange
6. Close up of stock prices
7. Wide shot of Tokyo stockbrokers
8. Various of stockbrokers
9. Close up of Tokyo stock exchange sign
STORYLINE:
Tokyo stocks plunged on Tuesday morning, trading at a six-month low.
The dollar was higher against the yen.
The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was down 220.09 points, or 2.27 percent, at 9,484.84 Tuesday.
The index slipped 4.75 points, or 0.05 percent, to 9,704.93 Monday.
On the stock market, the Nikkei was trading below the 9,500point mark for the first time since February 7 at the
end of the morning session. The index began its plummet shortly after opening on the heels of yet another decline
in New York stocks.
Tokyo high-tech issues, including Kyocera, Canon and Sony, were hit by the Nasdaq's plunge overnight.
Other decliners were auto stocks Honda and Toyota, as well as telecom shares KDDI, Japan Telecom and NTT.
The broader Tokyo StockPrice Index of all issues listed on the first section was down 17.03 points, or 1.78
percent, at 938.33 at the close of morning trading. The TOPIX closed down 0.45 point, or 0.05 percent, at 955.36 on
the previous day.
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Japanese/Nat
Tokyo stocks fell sharply on Thursday morning, extending the exchange's 15-year low and shrugging off a move by Japan's central bank to cut interest rates to shore up the weak economy.
The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 137.87 points, or 1.07 percent, to 12,745.67 at the end of the morning session.
On Wednesday, the average closed down 176.32 points, or 1.4 percent, to finish at 12,883.54.
Wednesday's Nikkei close was the lowest since Oct. 9, 1998, when the index ended at 12,879.97.
In currency dealings, the dollar strengthened against the yen following Greenspan's comments suggesting the U.S. interest rates will remain at current levels.
Higher interest rates tend to make a nation's currency more attractive to investors.
As the horizon over the Japanese economy appears dubiously overcast, unemployment rate is at a near-record 4.8 percent - humiliating for a nation that has long prided itself on keeping jobless numbers far below the West.
For the students who graduate from college in the spring, the future isn't looking bright.
More than 3000 students screamed, raved and dived into the auditorium at this annual job hunting encouraging ceremony for the consortium of 12 business colleges.
The future is not yet clear for these young hopefuls.
SOUNDBITE: (Japanese)
"I am now well encouraged. I am going to make it!"
SUPERCAPTION: Voxpop
VOXPOP: (Japanese)
" I think I will get a job. I think that I will be fine."
SOUNDBITE: Voxpop
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Stock Exchange (song)

Writing and inspiration

Lyrically, "Stock Exchange" deals with the life of a high end Wall Street businesslady. The lyrics support this, including how the men "touch her bum in the lift of the Empire State [building]". And also the lyrics, "Is it real this pink punk costume I wear?
All the time to seduce Japanese 'hommes d'affaire' [English:businessmen]." She also has suicidal ideations as she sings that she is "dreaming of a hot bath, cutting my veins."

Composition

Critical reception

Mark Beaumont of NME said that Miss Kittin "monotones like a German robot Cheeky Girl over some nifty Vice City disco, prompting a moral debate on whether its possible to sexually assualt (sic) a lift tannoy system."

New York (album)

New York is the fifteenth solo album by Lou Reed, released early in 1989. A universal critical success, it is widely considered one of his best solo albums. While the defunct Velvet Underground were at the peak of their popularity at the time, Reed's solo career had hit several lows during the 1980s, at least since his Blue Mask. However the widespread popularity of New York reignited his career to the extent that he could revive the Velvet Underground for an aborted world tour.

The album is highly regarded for the strength and force of its lyrical content, but at the time drew criticism for its perceived pedestrian, "truck driver," musicianship. Reed countered that he required simple music so that it would not distract from his frank lyrics. The single "Dirty Blvd." was a #1 hit on the newly created Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for four weeks. Velvet Underground drummer Maureen Tucker played on two tracks.

Tokyo stocks rise

(26 Mar 2009) SHOTLIST
1. Close of screen showing numbers at Tokyo Stock Exchange
2. Wide of screens
3. Close of graph on screen
4. Pan from screen and electronic information ticker to trading floor
5. Mid of trader
6. Trader working at desk
7. Wide of Tokyo Stock Exchange
STORYLINE
Tokyo Stock Exchange market moved up cautiously on Thursday following the better than expected US economic data and a surge on Wall Street overnight.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index gained 43.10 points, or 0.51 per cent, to 8,523.09 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at the end of morning trading.
The gains came on the heels of the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.2 percent to 7,750 in volatile trading in New York on Wednesday, on news that new homes sales rebounded by 4.7 percent last month from January's record low.
It was the fifth "better than expected" housing report in eight days, according to IHS Global Insight.
The USCommerce Department also said demand for durable goods had grown 3.4 percent in February, its first gain in six months, suggesting that consumer purchases may be reviving.
The upbeat economic data brought steep gains on Wall Street on Wednesday morning, but weak demand at a government debt auction later raised concern the US may have trouble raising the hundreds of billions of dollars its needs for its economic rescue plan.
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1:24

JAPAN: TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE

JAPAN: TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE

JAPAN: TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE

NaturalSoundXFA
The U-S dollar was higher against the yen on Monday morning after finance authorities from Japan, the United States and Europe intervened in currency markets on Friday to defend the struggling euro.
Tokyo stocks were sharply higher.
The U-S dollar was trading at 107.66 yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange market at 3 p-m (0600 GMT) on Monday - up 0.68 yen from late on Friday, but below its late New York level of 107.84 yen.
The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed up 174.65 points, or 1.10 percent from Friday, to 15,992.90 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday.
On Friday, the average closed down 492.8 points, or 3.02 percent.
In currency dealings, the dollar largely carried over its strength against the Japanese currency from Friday in New York following the three central banks' action.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Markets rallied very sharply up around five percent - a complete turnaround from last week's disaster".
SUPERCAPTION: Howard Gorges, DirectorSouth ChinaBrokerage
On Friday, officials from the European Central Bank, the U-S Federal Reserve Board and the Bank of Japan meeting in Prague teamed up to support the euro in currency markets.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"There are several factors, the most important is that the U-S are releasing oil from its reserves, so that's going to bring down the price of oil. Secondly, the Euro, which has been under pressure, now looks to be supported by the main central banks, so that should help confidence in Europe and also help restore some confidence in earning prospects."
SUPER CAPTION: Howard Gorges, Director South China Brokerage
The greenback rose against the yen because the Bank of Japan can only pay for the European currency in dollars.
The intervention increases the B-O-J's demand for the U-S currency.
The euro was traded at 94.80 yen, up from 92.44 yen late on Friday in Tokyo.
On the stock market, the Nikkei index bounced back on bargain-hunting following Friday's sharp falls.
The broader Tokyo StockPrice Index of all issues listed on the first section was up 11.31 points, or 0.78 percent, to 1,478.24.
The TOPIX closed down 46.78 points, or 3.09 percent, on Friday.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond rose to 1.8650 percent, up from its finish of 1.8600 percent on Friday.
Its price fell 0.05point to 100.29.
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1:00

Tokyo Stocks Down On Stimulus Package

Tokyo Stocks Down On Stimulus Package

Tokyo Stocks Down On Stimulus Package

Japan's Nikkei average suffered the biggest one-day loss in six weeks on Wednesday (October 2), having failed to maintain earlier gains in a choppy session.

0:49

Tokyo stocks hammered, BoJ unleashes record funds

Tokyo stocks hammered, BoJ unleashes record funds

Tokyo stocks hammered, BoJ unleashes record funds

Japanese stocks tumbled Monday and the central bank poured a record amount of cash in a bid to soothe money markets shaken by Japan's biggest ever earthquake, a devastating tsunami and a nuclear emergency. Duration: 00:48

4:11

How a Japanese Trader Made $40 million in a trade! CIS

How a Japanese Trader Made $40 million in a trade! CIS

How a Japanese Trader Made $40 million in a trade! CIS

My Twitter: https://twitter.com/tpavlik
Bloomberg story
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-28/while-many-panicked-japanese-day-trader-made-34-million
"One document showed he had traded $14 billion worth of Japanese equities in 2013 -- about half of 1 percent of all the share transactions done by individuals on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that year."
"“Of course I’m happy about today, but you win some and you lose a lot, too,” he said, explaining the Greek financial crisis had cost him about $6 million."
THE TRADE:
"The latest trade began on Aug. 12, when CIS noticed a shift in equity markets he hadn’t seen for a while. Shares in the major indexes were struggling to recover from sell-offs. He started shorting Nikkei futures: 200 contracts the first day and another 1,300 over the following week and a half.
The stakes were enormous. With 1,500 contracts at a notional value of about $160,000 each, his bet against the Nikkei was about $240 million. For every100 yen move in the index, he stood to make or lose $1.25 million.
The market was mostly flat over the next few days; CIS bided his time playing video games. On Friday Aug. 21, the Nikkei dipped. Then on Monday, the index plunged the most in two years, and the futures fell more than 1,000 points to 18,410. By the close at 3 p.m. in Tokyo, his profit stood at about $13 million."
CIS trader twitter handle
https://twitter.com/cissan_9984

1:00

Tokyo stocks trade at 6-month low

Tokyo stocks trade at 6-month low

Tokyo stocks trade at 6-month low

1. Wide shot of Tokyo stock exchange electronic board
2. Pan of electronic board
3. Close up of stock index
4. Close up of graph
5. Wide shot Tokyo stock exchange
6. Close up of stock prices
7. Wide shot of Tokyo stockbrokers
8. Various of stockbrokers
9. Close up of Tokyo stock exchange sign
STORYLINE:
Tokyo stocks plunged on Tuesday morning, trading at a six-month low.
The dollar was higher against the yen.
The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was down 220.09 points, or 2.27 percent, at 9,484.84 Tuesday.
The index slipped 4.75 points, or 0.05 percent, to 9,704.93 Monday.
On the stock market, the Nikkei was trading below the 9,500point mark for the first time since February 7 at the
end of the morning session. The index began its plummet shortly after opening on the heels of yet another decline
in New York stocks.
Tokyo high-tech issues, including Kyocera, Canon and Sony, were hit by the Nasdaq's plunge overnight.
Other decliners were auto stocks Honda and Toyota, as well as telecom shares KDDI, Japan Telecom and NTT.
The broader Tokyo StockPrice Index of all issues listed on the first section was down 17.03 points, or 1.78
percent, at 938.33 at the close of morning trading. The TOPIX closed down 0.45 point, or 0.05 percent, at 955.36 on
the previous day.
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1:33

JAPAN: TOKYO STOCK MARKETS

JAPAN: TOKYO STOCK MARKETS

JAPAN: TOKYO STOCK MARKETS

Japanese/Nat
Tokyo stocks fell sharply on Thursday morning, extending the exchange's 15-year low and shrugging off a move by Japan's central bank to cut interest rates to shore up the weak economy.
The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 137.87 points, or 1.07 percent, to 12,745.67 at the end of the morning session.
On Wednesday, the average closed down 176.32 points, or 1.4 percent, to finish at 12,883.54.
Wednesday's Nikkei close was the lowest since Oct. 9, 1998, when the index ended at 12,879.97.
In currency dealings, the dollar strengthened against the yen following Greenspan's comments suggesting the U.S. interest rates will remain at current levels.
Higher interest rates tend to make a nation's currency more attractive to investors.
As the horizon over the Japanese economy appears dubiously overcast, unemployment rate is at a near-record 4.8 percent - humiliating for a nation that has long prided itself on keeping jobless numbers far below the West.
For the students who graduate from college in the spring, the future isn't looking bright.
More than 3000 students screamed, raved and dived into the auditorium at this annual job hunting encouraging ceremony for the consortium of 12 business colleges.
The future is not yet clear for these young hopefuls.
SOUNDBITE: (Japanese)
"I am now well encouraged. I am going to make it!"
SUPERCAPTION: Voxpop
VOXPOP: (Japanese)
" I think I will get a job. I think that I will be fine."
SOUNDBITE: Voxpop
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6:22

Tokyo Marui vs Franchi Folding Stocks - Know the difference!

Tokyo Marui vs Franchi Folding Stocks - Know the difference!

Tokyo Marui vs Franchi Folding Stocks - Know the difference!

Today the SPAS 12Project takes a look at the difference between the Tokyo Marui airsoft gun stocks vs. the real deal Franchi folding stock!
WWW.SPAS-12.COM
Here's where I found the Tokyo Marui folding stock
https://www.octagonairsoft.com/product-page/spas-12-folding-stock

Tokyo stocks rise

(26 Mar 2009) SHOTLIST
1. Close of screen showing numbers at Tokyo Stock Exchange
2. Wide of screens
3. Close of graph on screen
4. Pan from screen and electronic information ticker to trading floor
5. Mid of trader
6. Trader working at desk
7. Wide of Tokyo Stock Exchange
STORYLINE
Tokyo Stock Exchange market moved up cautiously on Thursday following the better than expected US economic data and a surge on Wall Street overnight.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index gained 43.10 points, or 0.51 per cent, to 8,523.09 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at the end of morning trading.
The gains came on the heels of the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.2 percent to 7,750 in volatile trading in New York on Wednesday, on news that new homes sales rebounded by 4.7 percent l...

published: 21 Jul 2015

JAPAN: TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE

NaturalSoundXFA
The U-S dollar was higher against the yen on Monday morning after finance authorities from Japan, the United States and Europe intervened in currency markets on Friday to defend the struggling euro.
Tokyo stocks were sharply higher.
The U-S dollar was trading at 107.66 yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange market at 3 p-m (0600 GMT) on Monday - up 0.68 yen from late on Friday, but below its late New York level of 107.84 yen.
The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed up 174.65 points, or 1.10 percent from Friday, to 15,992.90 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday.
On Friday, the average closed down 492.8 points, or 3.02 percent.
In currency dealings, the dollar largely carried over its strength against the Japanese currency from Friday in New York...

published: 21 Jul 2015

Tokyo Stocks Down On Stimulus Package

Japan's Nikkei average suffered the biggest one-day loss in six weeks on Wednesday (October 2), having failed to maintain earlier gains in a choppy session.

published: 02 Oct 2013

Tokyo stocks hammered, BoJ unleashes record funds

Japanese stocks tumbled Monday and the central bank poured a record amount of cash in a bid to soothe money markets shaken by Japan's biggest ever earthquake, a devastating tsunami and a nuclear emergency. Duration: 00:48

published: 14 Mar 2011

How a Japanese Trader Made $40 million in a trade! CIS

My Twitter: https://twitter.com/tpavlik
Bloomberg story
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-28/while-many-panicked-japanese-day-trader-made-34-million
"One document showed he had traded $14 billion worth of Japanese equities in 2013 -- about half of 1 percent of all the share transactions done by individuals on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that year."
"“Of course I’m happy about today, but you win some and you lose a lot, too,” he said, explaining the Greek financial crisis had cost him about $6 million."
THE TRADE:
"The latest trade began on Aug. 12, when CIS noticed a shift in equity markets he hadn’t seen for a while. Shares in the major indexes were struggling to recover from sell-offs. He started shorting Nikkei futures: 200 contracts the first day and another 1,300 over the...

published: 29 Aug 2015

Tokyo stocks trade at 6-month low

1. Wide shot of Tokyo stock exchange electronic board
2. Pan of electronic board
3. Close up of stock index
4. Close up of graph
5. Wide shot Tokyo stock exchange
6. Close up of stock prices
7. Wide shot of Tokyo stockbrokers
8. Various of stockbrokers
9. Close up of Tokyo stock exchange sign
STORYLINE:
Tokyo stocks plunged on Tuesday morning, trading at a six-month low.
The dollar was higher against the yen.
The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was down 220.09 points, or 2.27 percent, at 9,484.84 Tuesday.
The index slipped 4.75 points, or 0.05 percent, to 9,704.93 Monday.
On the stock market, the Nikkei was trading below the 9,500point mark for the first time since February 7 at the
end of the morning session. The index began its plummet shortly after...

published: 21 Jul 2015

JAPAN: TOKYO STOCK MARKETS

Japanese/Nat
Tokyo stocks fell sharply on Thursday morning, extending the exchange's 15-year low and shrugging off a move by Japan's central bank to cut interest rates to shore up the weak economy.
The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 137.87 points, or 1.07 percent, to 12,745.67 at the end of the morning session.
On Wednesday, the average closed down 176.32 points, or 1.4 percent, to finish at 12,883.54.
Wednesday's Nikkei close was the lowest since Oct. 9, 1998, when the index ended at 12,879.97.
In currency dealings, the dollar strengthened against the yen following Greenspan's comments suggesting the U.S. interest rates will remain at current levels.
Higher interest rates tend to make a nation's currency more attractive to investors.
As the horizon ov...

published: 21 Jul 2015

Tokyo Marui vs Franchi Folding Stocks - Know the difference!

Today the SPAS 12Project takes a look at the difference between the Tokyo Marui airsoft gun stocks vs. the real deal Franchi folding stock!
WWW.SPAS-12.COM
Here's where I found the Tokyo Marui folding stock
https://www.octagonairsoft.com/product-page/spas-12-folding-stock

Tokyo stocks rise

(26 Mar 2009) SHOTLIST
1. Close of screen showing numbers at Tokyo Stock Exchange
2. Wide of screens
3. Close of graph on screen
4. Pan from screen and e...

(26 Mar 2009) SHOTLIST
1. Close of screen showing numbers at Tokyo Stock Exchange
2. Wide of screens
3. Close of graph on screen
4. Pan from screen and electronic information ticker to trading floor
5. Mid of trader
6. Trader working at desk
7. Wide of Tokyo Stock Exchange
STORYLINE
Tokyo Stock Exchange market moved up cautiously on Thursday following the better than expected US economic data and a surge on Wall Street overnight.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index gained 43.10 points, or 0.51 per cent, to 8,523.09 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at the end of morning trading.
The gains came on the heels of the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.2 percent to 7,750 in volatile trading in New York on Wednesday, on news that new homes sales rebounded by 4.7 percent last month from January's record low.
It was the fifth "better than expected" housing report in eight days, according to IHS Global Insight.
The USCommerce Department also said demand for durable goods had grown 3.4 percent in February, its first gain in six months, suggesting that consumer purchases may be reviving.
The upbeat economic data brought steep gains on Wall Street on Wednesday morning, but weak demand at a government debt auction later raised concern the US may have trouble raising the hundreds of billions of dollars its needs for its economic rescue plan.
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(26 Mar 2009) SHOTLIST
1. Close of screen showing numbers at Tokyo Stock Exchange
2. Wide of screens
3. Close of graph on screen
4. Pan from screen and electronic information ticker to trading floor
5. Mid of trader
6. Trader working at desk
7. Wide of Tokyo Stock Exchange
STORYLINE
Tokyo Stock Exchange market moved up cautiously on Thursday following the better than expected US economic data and a surge on Wall Street overnight.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index gained 43.10 points, or 0.51 per cent, to 8,523.09 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at the end of morning trading.
The gains came on the heels of the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.2 percent to 7,750 in volatile trading in New York on Wednesday, on news that new homes sales rebounded by 4.7 percent last month from January's record low.
It was the fifth "better than expected" housing report in eight days, according to IHS Global Insight.
The USCommerce Department also said demand for durable goods had grown 3.4 percent in February, its first gain in six months, suggesting that consumer purchases may be reviving.
The upbeat economic data brought steep gains on Wall Street on Wednesday morning, but weak demand at a government debt auction later raised concern the US may have trouble raising the hundreds of billions of dollars its needs for its economic rescue plan.
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NaturalSoundXFA
The U-S dollar was higher against the yen on Monday morning after finance authorities from Japan, the United States and Europe intervened in currency markets on Friday to defend the struggling euro.
Tokyo stocks were sharply higher.
The U-S dollar was trading at 107.66 yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange market at 3 p-m (0600 GMT) on Monday - up 0.68 yen from late on Friday, but below its late New York level of 107.84 yen.
The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed up 174.65 points, or 1.10 percent from Friday, to 15,992.90 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday.
On Friday, the average closed down 492.8 points, or 3.02 percent.
In currency dealings, the dollar largely carried over its strength against the Japanese currency from Friday in New York following the three central banks' action.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Markets rallied very sharply up around five percent - a complete turnaround from last week's disaster".
SUPERCAPTION: Howard Gorges, DirectorSouth ChinaBrokerage
On Friday, officials from the European Central Bank, the U-S Federal Reserve Board and the Bank of Japan meeting in Prague teamed up to support the euro in currency markets.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"There are several factors, the most important is that the U-S are releasing oil from its reserves, so that's going to bring down the price of oil. Secondly, the Euro, which has been under pressure, now looks to be supported by the main central banks, so that should help confidence in Europe and also help restore some confidence in earning prospects."
SUPER CAPTION: Howard Gorges, Director South China Brokerage
The greenback rose against the yen because the Bank of Japan can only pay for the European currency in dollars.
The intervention increases the B-O-J's demand for the U-S currency.
The euro was traded at 94.80 yen, up from 92.44 yen late on Friday in Tokyo.
On the stock market, the Nikkei index bounced back on bargain-hunting following Friday's sharp falls.
The broader Tokyo StockPrice Index of all issues listed on the first section was up 11.31 points, or 0.78 percent, to 1,478.24.
The TOPIX closed down 46.78 points, or 3.09 percent, on Friday.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond rose to 1.8650 percent, up from its finish of 1.8600 percent on Friday.
Its price fell 0.05point to 100.29.
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NaturalSoundXFA
The U-S dollar was higher against the yen on Monday morning after finance authorities from Japan, the United States and Europe intervened in currency markets on Friday to defend the struggling euro.
Tokyo stocks were sharply higher.
The U-S dollar was trading at 107.66 yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange market at 3 p-m (0600 GMT) on Monday - up 0.68 yen from late on Friday, but below its late New York level of 107.84 yen.
The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed up 174.65 points, or 1.10 percent from Friday, to 15,992.90 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday.
On Friday, the average closed down 492.8 points, or 3.02 percent.
In currency dealings, the dollar largely carried over its strength against the Japanese currency from Friday in New York following the three central banks' action.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Markets rallied very sharply up around five percent - a complete turnaround from last week's disaster".
SUPERCAPTION: Howard Gorges, DirectorSouth ChinaBrokerage
On Friday, officials from the European Central Bank, the U-S Federal Reserve Board and the Bank of Japan meeting in Prague teamed up to support the euro in currency markets.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"There are several factors, the most important is that the U-S are releasing oil from its reserves, so that's going to bring down the price of oil. Secondly, the Euro, which has been under pressure, now looks to be supported by the main central banks, so that should help confidence in Europe and also help restore some confidence in earning prospects."
SUPER CAPTION: Howard Gorges, Director South China Brokerage
The greenback rose against the yen because the Bank of Japan can only pay for the European currency in dollars.
The intervention increases the B-O-J's demand for the U-S currency.
The euro was traded at 94.80 yen, up from 92.44 yen late on Friday in Tokyo.
On the stock market, the Nikkei index bounced back on bargain-hunting following Friday's sharp falls.
The broader Tokyo StockPrice Index of all issues listed on the first section was up 11.31 points, or 0.78 percent, to 1,478.24.
The TOPIX closed down 46.78 points, or 3.09 percent, on Friday.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond rose to 1.8650 percent, up from its finish of 1.8600 percent on Friday.
Its price fell 0.05point to 100.29.
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Tokyo stocks hammered, BoJ unleashes record funds

Japanese stocks tumbled Monday and the central bank poured a record amount of cash in a bid to soothe money markets shaken by Japan's biggest ever earthquake, a...

Japanese stocks tumbled Monday and the central bank poured a record amount of cash in a bid to soothe money markets shaken by Japan's biggest ever earthquake, a devastating tsunami and a nuclear emergency. Duration: 00:48

Japanese stocks tumbled Monday and the central bank poured a record amount of cash in a bid to soothe money markets shaken by Japan's biggest ever earthquake, a devastating tsunami and a nuclear emergency. Duration: 00:48

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Bloomberg story
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-28/while-many-panicked-japanese-day-trader-made-34-million
"One document showed he had traded $14 billion worth of Japanese equities in 2013 -- about half of 1 percent of all the share transactions done by individuals on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that year."
"“Of course I’m happy about today, but you win some and you lose a lot, too,” he said, explaining the Greek financial crisis had cost him about $6 million."
THE TRADE:
"The latest trade began on Aug. 12, when CIS noticed a shift in equity markets he hadn’t seen for a while. Shares in the major indexes were struggling to recover from sell-offs. He started shorting Nikkei futures: 200 contracts the first day and another 1,300 over the following week and a half.
The stakes were enormous. With 1,500 contracts at a notional value of about $160,000 each, his bet against the Nikkei was about $240 million. For every100 yen move in the index, he stood to make or lose $1.25 million.
The market was mostly flat over the next few days; CIS bided his time playing video games. On Friday Aug. 21, the Nikkei dipped. Then on Monday, the index plunged the most in two years, and the futures fell more than 1,000 points to 18,410. By the close at 3 p.m. in Tokyo, his profit stood at about $13 million."
CIS trader twitter handle
https://twitter.com/cissan_9984

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Bloomberg story
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-28/while-many-panicked-japanese-day-trader-made-34-million
"One document showed he had traded $14 billion worth of Japanese equities in 2013 -- about half of 1 percent of all the share transactions done by individuals on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that year."
"“Of course I’m happy about today, but you win some and you lose a lot, too,” he said, explaining the Greek financial crisis had cost him about $6 million."
THE TRADE:
"The latest trade began on Aug. 12, when CIS noticed a shift in equity markets he hadn’t seen for a while. Shares in the major indexes were struggling to recover from sell-offs. He started shorting Nikkei futures: 200 contracts the first day and another 1,300 over the following week and a half.
The stakes were enormous. With 1,500 contracts at a notional value of about $160,000 each, his bet against the Nikkei was about $240 million. For every100 yen move in the index, he stood to make or lose $1.25 million.
The market was mostly flat over the next few days; CIS bided his time playing video games. On Friday Aug. 21, the Nikkei dipped. Then on Monday, the index plunged the most in two years, and the futures fell more than 1,000 points to 18,410. By the close at 3 p.m. in Tokyo, his profit stood at about $13 million."
CIS trader twitter handle
https://twitter.com/cissan_9984

1. Wide shot of Tokyo stock exchange electronic board
2. Pan of electronic board
3. Close up of stock index
4. Close up of graph
5. Wide shot Tokyo stock exchange
6. Close up of stock prices
7. Wide shot of Tokyo stockbrokers
8. Various of stockbrokers
9. Close up of Tokyo stock exchange sign
STORYLINE:
Tokyo stocks plunged on Tuesday morning, trading at a six-month low.
The dollar was higher against the yen.
The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was down 220.09 points, or 2.27 percent, at 9,484.84 Tuesday.
The index slipped 4.75 points, or 0.05 percent, to 9,704.93 Monday.
On the stock market, the Nikkei was trading below the 9,500point mark for the first time since February 7 at the
end of the morning session. The index began its plummet shortly after opening on the heels of yet another decline
in New York stocks.
Tokyo high-tech issues, including Kyocera, Canon and Sony, were hit by the Nasdaq's plunge overnight.
Other decliners were auto stocks Honda and Toyota, as well as telecom shares KDDI, Japan Telecom and NTT.
The broader Tokyo StockPrice Index of all issues listed on the first section was down 17.03 points, or 1.78
percent, at 938.33 at the close of morning trading. The TOPIX closed down 0.45 point, or 0.05 percent, at 955.36 on
the previous day.
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1. Wide shot of Tokyo stock exchange electronic board
2. Pan of electronic board
3. Close up of stock index
4. Close up of graph
5. Wide shot Tokyo stock exchange
6. Close up of stock prices
7. Wide shot of Tokyo stockbrokers
8. Various of stockbrokers
9. Close up of Tokyo stock exchange sign
STORYLINE:
Tokyo stocks plunged on Tuesday morning, trading at a six-month low.
The dollar was higher against the yen.
The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was down 220.09 points, or 2.27 percent, at 9,484.84 Tuesday.
The index slipped 4.75 points, or 0.05 percent, to 9,704.93 Monday.
On the stock market, the Nikkei was trading below the 9,500point mark for the first time since February 7 at the
end of the morning session. The index began its plummet shortly after opening on the heels of yet another decline
in New York stocks.
Tokyo high-tech issues, including Kyocera, Canon and Sony, were hit by the Nasdaq's plunge overnight.
Other decliners were auto stocks Honda and Toyota, as well as telecom shares KDDI, Japan Telecom and NTT.
The broader Tokyo StockPrice Index of all issues listed on the first section was down 17.03 points, or 1.78
percent, at 938.33 at the close of morning trading. The TOPIX closed down 0.45 point, or 0.05 percent, at 955.36 on
the previous day.
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Japanese/Nat
Tokyo stocks fell sharply on Thursday morning, extending the exchange's 15-year low and shrugging off a move by Japan's central bank to cut interest rates to shore up the weak economy.
The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 137.87 points, or 1.07 percent, to 12,745.67 at the end of the morning session.
On Wednesday, the average closed down 176.32 points, or 1.4 percent, to finish at 12,883.54.
Wednesday's Nikkei close was the lowest since Oct. 9, 1998, when the index ended at 12,879.97.
In currency dealings, the dollar strengthened against the yen following Greenspan's comments suggesting the U.S. interest rates will remain at current levels.
Higher interest rates tend to make a nation's currency more attractive to investors.
As the horizon over the Japanese economy appears dubiously overcast, unemployment rate is at a near-record 4.8 percent - humiliating for a nation that has long prided itself on keeping jobless numbers far below the West.
For the students who graduate from college in the spring, the future isn't looking bright.
More than 3000 students screamed, raved and dived into the auditorium at this annual job hunting encouraging ceremony for the consortium of 12 business colleges.
The future is not yet clear for these young hopefuls.
SOUNDBITE: (Japanese)
"I am now well encouraged. I am going to make it!"
SUPERCAPTION: Voxpop
VOXPOP: (Japanese)
" I think I will get a job. I think that I will be fine."
SOUNDBITE: Voxpop
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Japanese/Nat
Tokyo stocks fell sharply on Thursday morning, extending the exchange's 15-year low and shrugging off a move by Japan's central bank to cut interest rates to shore up the weak economy.
The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 137.87 points, or 1.07 percent, to 12,745.67 at the end of the morning session.
On Wednesday, the average closed down 176.32 points, or 1.4 percent, to finish at 12,883.54.
Wednesday's Nikkei close was the lowest since Oct. 9, 1998, when the index ended at 12,879.97.
In currency dealings, the dollar strengthened against the yen following Greenspan's comments suggesting the U.S. interest rates will remain at current levels.
Higher interest rates tend to make a nation's currency more attractive to investors.
As the horizon over the Japanese economy appears dubiously overcast, unemployment rate is at a near-record 4.8 percent - humiliating for a nation that has long prided itself on keeping jobless numbers far below the West.
For the students who graduate from college in the spring, the future isn't looking bright.
More than 3000 students screamed, raved and dived into the auditorium at this annual job hunting encouraging ceremony for the consortium of 12 business colleges.
The future is not yet clear for these young hopefuls.
SOUNDBITE: (Japanese)
"I am now well encouraged. I am going to make it!"
SUPERCAPTION: Voxpop
VOXPOP: (Japanese)
" I think I will get a job. I think that I will be fine."
SOUNDBITE: Voxpop
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Tokyo stocks rise

(26 Mar 2009) SHOTLIST
1. Close of screen showing numbers at Tokyo Stock Exchange
2. Wide of screens
3. Close of graph on screen
4. Pan from screen and electronic information ticker to trading floor
5. Mid of trader
6. Trader working at desk
7. Wide of Tokyo Stock Exchange
STORYLINE
Tokyo Stock Exchange market moved up cautiously on Thursday following the better than expected US economic data and a surge on Wall Street overnight.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index gained 43.10 points, or 0.51 per cent, to 8,523.09 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at the end of morning trading.
The gains came on the heels of the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.2 percent to 7,750 in volatile trading in New York on Wednesday, on news that new homes sales rebounded by 4.7 percent last month from January's record low.
It was the fifth "better than expected" housing report in eight days, according to IHS Global Insight.
The USCommerce Department also said demand for durable goods had grown 3.4 percent in February, its first gain in six months, suggesting that consumer purchases may be reviving.
The upbeat economic data brought steep gains on Wall Street on Wednesday morning, but weak demand at a government debt auction later raised concern the US may have trouble raising the hundreds of billions of dollars its needs for its economic rescue plan.
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JAPAN: TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE

NaturalSoundXFA
The U-S dollar was higher against the yen on Monday morning after finance authorities from Japan, the United States and Europe intervened in currency markets on Friday to defend the struggling euro.
Tokyo stocks were sharply higher.
The U-S dollar was trading at 107.66 yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange market at 3 p-m (0600 GMT) on Monday - up 0.68 yen from late on Friday, but below its late New York level of 107.84 yen.
The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed up 174.65 points, or 1.10 percent from Friday, to 15,992.90 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday.
On Friday, the average closed down 492.8 points, or 3.02 percent.
In currency dealings, the dollar largely carried over its strength against the Japanese currency from Friday in New York following the three central banks' action.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Markets rallied very sharply up around five percent - a complete turnaround from last week's disaster".
SUPERCAPTION: Howard Gorges, DirectorSouth ChinaBrokerage
On Friday, officials from the European Central Bank, the U-S Federal Reserve Board and the Bank of Japan meeting in Prague teamed up to support the euro in currency markets.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"There are several factors, the most important is that the U-S are releasing oil from its reserves, so that's going to bring down the price of oil. Secondly, the Euro, which has been under pressure, now looks to be supported by the main central banks, so that should help confidence in Europe and also help restore some confidence in earning prospects."
SUPER CAPTION: Howard Gorges, Director South China Brokerage
The greenback rose against the yen because the Bank of Japan can only pay for the European currency in dollars.
The intervention increases the B-O-J's demand for the U-S currency.
The euro was traded at 94.80 yen, up from 92.44 yen late on Friday in Tokyo.
On the stock market, the Nikkei index bounced back on bargain-hunting following Friday's sharp falls.
The broader Tokyo StockPrice Index of all issues listed on the first section was up 11.31 points, or 0.78 percent, to 1,478.24.
The TOPIX closed down 46.78 points, or 3.09 percent, on Friday.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond rose to 1.8650 percent, up from its finish of 1.8600 percent on Friday.
Its price fell 0.05point to 100.29.
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Tokyo stocks hammered, BoJ unleashes record funds

Japanese stocks tumbled Monday and the central bank poured a record amount of cash in a bid to soothe money markets shaken by Japan's biggest ever earthquake, a devastating tsunami and a nuclear emergency. Duration: 00:48

How a Japanese Trader Made $40 million in a trade! CIS

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Bloomberg story
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-28/while-many-panicked-japanese-day-trader-made-34-million
"One document showed he had traded $14 billion worth of Japanese equities in 2013 -- about half of 1 percent of all the share transactions done by individuals on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that year."
"“Of course I’m happy about today, but you win some and you lose a lot, too,” he said, explaining the Greek financial crisis had cost him about $6 million."
THE TRADE:
"The latest trade began on Aug. 12, when CIS noticed a shift in equity markets he hadn’t seen for a while. Shares in the major indexes were struggling to recover from sell-offs. He started shorting Nikkei futures: 200 contracts the first day and another 1,300 over the following week and a half.
The stakes were enormous. With 1,500 contracts at a notional value of about $160,000 each, his bet against the Nikkei was about $240 million. For every100 yen move in the index, he stood to make or lose $1.25 million.
The market was mostly flat over the next few days; CIS bided his time playing video games. On Friday Aug. 21, the Nikkei dipped. Then on Monday, the index plunged the most in two years, and the futures fell more than 1,000 points to 18,410. By the close at 3 p.m. in Tokyo, his profit stood at about $13 million."
CIS trader twitter handle
https://twitter.com/cissan_9984

Tokyo stocks trade at 6-month low

1. Wide shot of Tokyo stock exchange electronic board
2. Pan of electronic board
3. Close up of stock index
4. Close up of graph
5. Wide shot Tokyo stock exchange
6. Close up of stock prices
7. Wide shot of Tokyo stockbrokers
8. Various of stockbrokers
9. Close up of Tokyo stock exchange sign
STORYLINE:
Tokyo stocks plunged on Tuesday morning, trading at a six-month low.
The dollar was higher against the yen.
The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was down 220.09 points, or 2.27 percent, at 9,484.84 Tuesday.
The index slipped 4.75 points, or 0.05 percent, to 9,704.93 Monday.
On the stock market, the Nikkei was trading below the 9,500point mark for the first time since February 7 at the
end of the morning session. The index began its plummet shortly after opening on the heels of yet another decline
in New York stocks.
Tokyo high-tech issues, including Kyocera, Canon and Sony, were hit by the Nasdaq's plunge overnight.
Other decliners were auto stocks Honda and Toyota, as well as telecom shares KDDI, Japan Telecom and NTT.
The broader Tokyo StockPrice Index of all issues listed on the first section was down 17.03 points, or 1.78
percent, at 938.33 at the close of morning trading. The TOPIX closed down 0.45 point, or 0.05 percent, at 955.36 on
the previous day.
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JAPAN: TOKYO STOCK MARKETS

Japanese/Nat
Tokyo stocks fell sharply on Thursday morning, extending the exchange's 15-year low and shrugging off a move by Japan's central bank to cut interest rates to shore up the weak economy.
The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 137.87 points, or 1.07 percent, to 12,745.67 at the end of the morning session.
On Wednesday, the average closed down 176.32 points, or 1.4 percent, to finish at 12,883.54.
Wednesday's Nikkei close was the lowest since Oct. 9, 1998, when the index ended at 12,879.97.
In currency dealings, the dollar strengthened against the yen following Greenspan's comments suggesting the U.S. interest rates will remain at current levels.
Higher interest rates tend to make a nation's currency more attractive to investors.
As the horizon over the Japanese economy appears dubiously overcast, unemployment rate is at a near-record 4.8 percent - humiliating for a nation that has long prided itself on keeping jobless numbers far below the West.
For the students who graduate from college in the spring, the future isn't looking bright.
More than 3000 students screamed, raved and dived into the auditorium at this annual job hunting encouraging ceremony for the consortium of 12 business colleges.
The future is not yet clear for these young hopefuls.
SOUNDBITE: (Japanese)
"I am now well encouraged. I am going to make it!"
SUPERCAPTION: Voxpop
VOXPOP: (Japanese)
" I think I will get a job. I think that I will be fine."
SOUNDBITE: Voxpop
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Stock Exchange (song)

Writing and inspiration

Lyrically, "Stock Exchange" deals with the life of a high end Wall Street businesslady. The lyrics support this, including how the men "touch her bum in the lift of the Empire State [building]". And also the lyrics, "Is it real this pink punk costume I wear?
All the time to seduce Japanese 'hommes d'affaire' [English:businessmen]." She also has suicidal ideations as she sings that she is "dreaming of a hot bath, cutting my veins."

Composition

Critical reception

Mark Beaumont of NME said that Miss Kittin "monotones like a German robot Cheeky Girl over some nifty Vice City disco, prompting a moral debate on whether its possible to sexually assualt (sic) a lift tannoy system."

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Taxi! Taxi!

All these streets are never endingTie them in a knotDrive me through a red light waitingFor everyone to stopSing to me like PavarottiSing to me of SpainTake me to your operettaAnd make it rainTaxi, taxi give me a rideI'm going to take youTo the other sideTaxi, taxi turn off you lightI'm going to ride with you all nightTake me to your meditationTake me to your doorShow me love's sweet revelationLying on your floorHold me in your arms foreverTake me to the endDrive me to the edge of nowhereAnd sing againTaxi, taxi give me a rideI'm going to take youTo the other sideTaxi, taxi turn off you lightI'm going to ride with you all nightYou're as cool as ColoradoAnd Orpheus on fireCrash the car into a rainbowHere with me tonightAll the satellites are shiningIn the starry skyI can feel your arms surround meHigher and higherTaxi, taxi give me a rideI'm going to take youTo the other sideTaxi, taxi turn off you lightI'm going to ride with you all nightTaxi, TaxiTaxi, TaxiSing to me like PavarottiSing to meTaxi, taxi give me a rideI'm going to take youTo the other sideTaxi, taxi turn off you lightI'm going to ride with you all nightTaxi, Taxi give me a ride......I'm gonna ride with you all nightTaxi, Taxi (I'm gonna ride with you all night)I'm gonna ride with you all night.I'm gonna ride with you all night.I'm gonna ride with you all night.Taxi, Taxi (I'm gonna ride with you all night)Taxi, TaxiI'm gonna ride with you all night (Taxi, Taxi)I'm gonna ride with you all night!I'm gonna ride with you all night...

Tokyo — Asianstocks stumbled to a four-month low on Friday and crude oil plunged on worries the US-China trade spat was developing into a more entrenched strategic dispute between the world’s two largest economies, pushing investors to safe-haven assets....

Tokyo, May 24 (Reuters) - Asianstocks stumbled to a four-month low on Friday and crude oil plunged on worries the U.S.-China trade spat was developing into a more entrenched strategic dispute between the world's two largest economies, pushing investors to safe-haven assets....

Asian markets fell in early trading Thursday, following Wall Street’s lead as the U.S. and China appeared to brace for a prolonged trade standoff ... reinvigorating the talks.”.U.S ... Among individual stocks, SoftBank 9984, -5.68% tumbled in Tokyo trading after its U.K.-based ARM unit suspended business with Huawei ... trading day ... Sign up here. ....